Telegram-herald., 1887-03-04

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Miss roapsta's sssFs.
Miss TompEius. ihe plaintin Was places
0a the slsud ia TIE msEnfRs aaa relates
sas gro~Lh II tue coartshie toi1 how be
had visited her ia B4Iasia. tskals hef rid
ins. proiessed admiFatios tof her. sskef ter
c0rfespondenee and declared II everything
Was satisfactory in tie course " uuae lie
would be proud 10 nSke Ter hts wte- she
consented 20 write on his next Wait. in
September following. he popped the Qass-
tion aud he consented. The day Tor the
wedding was liked for November 25 pro
Viding that day was convenient % all con-
csxned and ii no, thea on Christmas. Oh
the 3)Lb of OctoseT she wrote that Il would
DC now impossible % get ready and asked for
the postpOaemenC Her sentiments toward
Mr.Reeves up 10 that time were % the tender
est nature and ia her letters she poured out
the love that was IN her heart. Mr. Reeves
wealth had nothing To DO with her engage
ment; she loved him for himself had faith
in him and trusted him aud hoped the mar
rage would be for tho best and prayed God
that she might make him q good wife
~
Tompkins was cross-eKaminet by Mr. God
win, shown and read number OF letters
which she recognized AS hers and during
the trying ordeals stood the test well, only
occasionally choking up and crying. Thn
letter Of Reeves TO her December 30th was
referred 10.
The plaintiff being further questioned,
said: II sent my sister Monday noon 10
Grand Rapids with the letter instfncting
4. 4 ~. - L.
he was in the city. otherwise 10 wait uutil
he arrived. was ia hopes that she might
talk with him. | was very desDondent.
nervous, etc, from loss OF sleep. / sent her
on al errsnd of mercy and love. ! did not
know that she was unreasonable, she was a
true sister and there was nothing In MY
manner of letters that indicated money. My
mother. father, Lavinia and Alice saw the
letter before Lavinia took it. | wrote Il and
showed il TO them and they were willing /
should send her. We thought 1t best TO
send her in order to find out what excuse
he had TO offer for himself. | was tired Of
such letters as hs had sent. | hirel a lag-
yer after the suit was commenced, In the
Fall Of 1855
Attorney for the Prosecuton-''I mean
the New York lawyer, not the Michigan
one"
Mr.. Griffin-"The Michigan lawyer ont
amount TO much"
Miss Tom pkins-"I think he does" Com
tinuing the witness said: Il consulted
LAWYER w c. Watson. ] wanted him 10
come here and see Mr.. Reeves. He had
promised my sister TO come to Batavia with
in a week and had failed to do so" Some
time was spent BY the defense in placing
the exact time when she consulted Mr
Watson, which ratified the witness, caus-
ed her to choke up and brush away tear
Continuing: mo one ever told me what to
write bat showed my letters 10 the family.
| got letter from Mr.. Felker chat he was
going through Batavia and would stop and
see me. / thought it was shabby for Mr.
Reeves TO send substitute when ] was ex
pscting him hourly. He was yell enough
to go North but moi come East. When Mr..
Felker wrote ! wanted to marry Mr..
Reeves. | was crushed worse than ever TO
think that Reeves sent a substitute"
Q. Would you have married Mr. Reeves
If he had ceased his affection for you" OBJ
jected to. Answer-"Yes, il he had come"
81 was surprised to receive the note de-
livered by Mr.. Felker from Reeves. was
always glad to meet Mr.. Felker. i had
Lavinia answer Mr. Felker's letter. / was
discouraged completely. / was too much
crushed TO give attention to the matter. I
told her 10 write what she wished. | was
tired out. He had broken SO many prom
ises that | was completely Frustrated and
had given up all hope. On March >. 1885,
she answered the letter to NJ. Felker and
approved it. had determined 10 fight, and
what woman wouldn't under the circum-
stances
March 31st. wrote him asking him 10
come and talk the matters over and give me
an explanation. | did all in my power fOr
peace. had no thought OF a suit IN my
mind; far from il.
q. Were you still in disposition TO marry
him2
A. Yes. wanted him to explain and
save any family disgrace.
q. When you wrote that did you ssill
want 10 marry him.
A. Yes, sirl | wanted a personal inter
view. 90 he could explain matters.
y Did your sister have a lawyer hired
then
A. No. SIP although no one was treated
more shamsfully than was.
Godwin-Ididnt ask you that. Witness
II can't help it. have thought so often
OF H." Godwin-"W When Mr.. Griffin wants
that question answered he will ask yoI"
Mr.. Griffin-"Never mind, YOU are getting
better testimony than / could
The letter Of July 8 was read and recog-
nizsd oy the witness, when cross-sxamina-
ton was concluded ana 81 3.55 Miss
Tompkins stepped from the stand
Miss Lavinia TOmpkins sister of Deborah,
was sworn, sad after giving place Of resi-
dence as Batavia. y =. and answering
other Introductory questions the witness
said We were well acquainted with Mr.
Reeves and his family We visited bis
home often Knew his wfe We left be-c
in laSl and did lot see Mr.. Reeves until
March. fts3 when ne came into the store ~
Batavia. he called ia toe afterrosn. The
evening. the next morning. sna that afsr-
noon drove Dcbbie ont 70 mothers He
came again in September, lss3. vas IN
Michigan, but remember bis being there
he called on me - the Hempis Hoase
when he got hack ! saw fim ssvsrAl times
a. dinner. be talked absut his visit sod
that he and uehsis were engaged
hat he hsd toe family cons seut. asked nse
how liked il and requested ne - csrrr a.
engagement ring - bar. which did 70 vas
marked a = Remember ? visit an Nsfch
1874 also q visit n september Bs gas At
the house and ssi3 If ae date So was not
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poaeuent he sad 20 Dsbbie ee are
neither II gs babies ard would I've II Il
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